Agave victoria-reginae - Queen Victoria Agave

Scientific name: Agave victoria-reginae

Common name: Foxtail, Lion's Tail, Swan's Neck, Dragon Tree,
Goose Neck, Elephant's Trunk, Spineless Agave, Soft-leaf Agave

Family: Agavaceae

Origin: Mexico

Category:  Cactus and succulents

Photo taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Notes:

• a small plant
• leaves 15-20cm long and 3cm wide, have white margins
• flowers once only in the form of an erect spike 2-4m tall after 20-30 years, then dies.
• grow in full sun, drought tolerant
• propagation by seeds and suckers formed at the base of the stems

Agave attenuata - Foxtail Century Plant

Scientific name: Agave attenuata

Common name: Foxtail, Lion's Tail, Swan's Neck, Dragon Tree, Spineless Agave

Family: Agavaceae

Origin: Mexico

Category:  Cactus and succulents

Photo taken at: The rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Notes:

• medium sized with semi-woody short trunk
• a variegated variety exist
• stems 20-60 inches (50-150cm) length
• flowers are produced annually, not once in a lifetime
• flowers in the form of an arched spike
• grow in partial to full sun
• propagation by plantlets